I've become hooked on Pokémon...

[sirdavinator]

Careful dav. Do you want to get banned, AGAIN?

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[Jonny D]

There's nothing wrong with saying you use an emulator, you just can't say where you got it from.

[ravenjuice]

im pretty sure that its legal providing you have the game on cartridge or disc.

even if you havent got it roms are legal for 24 hours. a google search should find you whatever it is you want.

[The Dork Knight]

I'll never forget the day I got three Charizard and one Venusaur cards out of four packs in one day out of the booster packs.

Great, now I wanna play Pokemon again... Damn it...

TDK

[stokeriño]

im pretty sure that its legal providing you have the game on cartridge or disc.

even if you havent got it roms are legal for 24 hours. a google search should find you whatever it is you want.

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And I'm pretty sure that this is bullshit.

It's like when they tell you that it's okay to download fansubbed episodes of anime shows if they haven't been released on DVD yet, even if they've already been licensed. It's a bullshit attempt to justify it to themselves.

Why they can't just admit it's illegal and carry on is a mystery to me.

[Hunter Hearst Hetfield]

im pretty sure that its legal providing you have the game on cartridge or disc.

even if you havent got it roms are legal for 24 hours. a google search should find you whatever it is you want.

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[stokeriño]

I think you'll find that's just what the websites say to get you to download their ROMs.

I'm not saying don't do it, hell I do it myself. I'm not saying the companies will come and hunt you down because they blatently wont. But just don't kid yourselves people.

Edit:

Can I Download a Nintendo ROM from the Internet if I Already Own the Authentic Game?

There is a good deal of misinformation on the Internet regarding the backup/archival copy exception. It is not a "second copy" rule and is often mistakenly cited for the proposition that if you have one lawful copy of a copyrighted work, you are entitled to have a second copy of the copyrighted work even if that second copy is an infringing copy. The backup/archival copy exception is a very narrow limitation relating to a copy being made by the rightful owner of an authentic game to ensure he or she has one in the event of damage or destruction of the authentic. Therefore, whether you have an authentic game or not, or whether you have possession of a Nintendo ROM for a limited amount of time, i.e. 24 hours, it is illegal to download and play a Nintendo ROM from the Internet.

- http://www.nintendo.com/corp/faqs/legal.html

Edited April 22, 2005 by stokeriño

[sirdavinator]

ROMs are illegal, but no one's caring.

[Corruption]

So is downloading music. Everyone does it.

I remember being the only person who didn't collect the cards, now everyone wishes they were me.

The most extreme case was a friend of a friend spent £120 on ONE card.

[Herr Matzat]

Careful dav. Do you want to get banned, AGAIN?

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Jonny D already mentioned...the 'E' word, so I guess it's fine. Anyway emulators are legal right? It's just the ROMs that are illegal...I think. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

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[Guest We Are Robots]

Note: Nintendo lies to their customers about legal issues all the time.

[YI]

Note: Nintendo lies to their customers about legal issues all the time.

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[Guest KoRnCHiLD]

Least ya not like this guy: Pokemon Master

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